Crime Rates at Hartshill Road, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 6RE

Hartshill Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1377th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartshill Road (B34 6RE) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartshill Road (B34 6RE), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Way. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.